dc.contributor.advisor |
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dc.contributor.author |
Nkuna, Paul H.
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-05-21T07:38:04Z |
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dc.date.available |
2012-05-21T07:38:04Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2010 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Nkuna,Paul H.Preparing for talent: Towards transformed indigenous African language disciplines at South African universities.South African Journal of African Languages,vol.30,no.2, 2010.pp.222-233. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0257-2117 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5719 |
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dc.description.abstract |
This study investigated the challenges facing higher education institutions in South Africa in retaining and
recruiting talent, especially in the discipline of indigenous African languages. A survey was conducted
among a number of academics of nine universities in South Africa. Of the potential respondents of
50, 34 or 68% returned the questionnaires. The study first investigated the post-levels of respondents
before measuring their age and the length of service. The effects of the generation gap as revealed by the
responses, formed the independent variable. A clear indication of the generation gap could be observed
with regard to two specific factors: post-levels and length of service. The post-levels of the total number
of respondents support the claim that universities neglect young talent. The generation gap shows that
African language departments are steered by aging staff members. The long service periods of current
staff members indicate that human resource managers at universities have put a stop to staffing their
African language departments. Some strategies could be adopted by higher education institutions in
addressing the shortage of talent in indigenous African language disciplines. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
African Language Association of Southern Africa |
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dc.title |
Preparing for talent: Towards transformed indigenous African language disciplines at South African universities. |
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dc.type |
Article |
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